Politics, Ethics and Emotions in ‘New India’ (Reshaping India)

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How do emotions mobilize in politics? How do they frame ideologies? Broadly focusing on these questions, this book explains the role emotions play in Indian politics, and the part they played in the aftermath of the 2019 general elections. It traces the consolidation of the Right in India and highlights the reasons for its electoral successes with a focus on the interplay between ethics and emotions such as fear, anxiety, guilt, shame, anger, hatred, betrayal and violence. At the same time, it traces the changing dynamic in the way we think about politics and analyses the failure of liberal democratic institutions to make space for emotions in politics and political motivations. An accessible and essential guide to understanding contemporary India, this book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of politics, especially governance and political theory, as well as South Asian studies. Cover Endorsements Half Title Series Title Copyright Dedication Contents Introduction: Majoritarianism and the Afterlife of Populism Part I Politics and Emotions 1 Shifting Images of Narendra Modi: Silence, Hope, Rage, and Cynicism 2 Urban Naxal: Fear and Anxiety 3 Mob Lynching: Guilt and Shame 4 Public Morality: Anger and Hatred 5 Intransigent Self: Betrayal and Self-Hatred 6 Targeting Institutions: Crime and Violence Part II Economy and Ethics 7 Cultural Majoritarianism and Economic (Under) Development 8 Political Economy of Citizenship: NRC and Its Aftermath 9 Media, Speed, and Untruth 10 Politics, Policy, and Institutions Part III Ethical Emotions? 11 How to Fight Hindutva? 12 Modernity and the Right 13 Muslim Politics Beyond Islamophobia 14 Kashmir Before and After Abrogation 15 Is the Congress an Alternative Anymore? 16 Provincialising India and Regionalising Democracy 17 Dalit-Bahujan Politics: Crisis, Dilemmas, Hope 18 Rethinking Resistance 19 Will India Finally Become a Hindu Rashtra? Index